舍弗勒家族间接所有的控股公司IHO Holding成功通过机构投资者发行了价值约 36 亿欧元的优先担保票据，币种为欧元和美元。由于在欧洲和美国备受欢迎，此次发行在原计划交易额 25 亿欧元的基础上增发了约 11 亿欧元。
本次发行包括三种欧元债券和三种美元债券，分别为 5年期、7年期和 10年期。三种欧元债券每种票面价值为7.5亿欧元。5年期债券票息为2.75%，7年期为3.25%，10年期为3.75%。三种美元债券每种票面价值为5亿美元。5 年期债券票息为4.125%，7年期为4.5%，10 年期为4.75%。这些债券将在卢森堡证券交易所欧元 MTF 市场上市。
债券发行所获收益将用于赎回IHO Holding现有的所有债券，数额为17亿欧元，票息从 5.75% 到 6.875%不等，以及支付舍弗勒股份公司约 17 亿欧元贷款票据的提前赎回成本和全部预缴费用。
此次发行为IHO Holding对现有债务进行再融资的一部分。除了上述债券，再融资还包括与 4 家国际银行达成的 8 亿欧元新信贷协定，取代 IHO Holding之前的信贷协定。再融资将大大减少 IHO Holding的融资成本，延长到期债务组合的延期。
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